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Considered one of the “big four” pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal in the late 60s and early 70s, along with Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep still enjoy legendary status among rock pigs around the globe.

Famed for their accomplished musical talents, diverse song writing and pow-erful live performances, the band has released some of the most popular and defining music of their genre. With a catalogue of 23 studio albums that includes Demons and Wizards, Abominog and their most recent release, 2011’s Into The Wild (their highest charting album since the 70s), it’s no surprise that the band has sold over 40 million records worldwide. Original member and lead guitarist Mick Box still heads this incredible outfit, with keyboardist Phil Lanzon, vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook and bassist Davey Rimmer. They remain one of the hardest working bands on the circuit.

If rollicking, devil-may-care, Celtic-in-spired punk rock and roll gets your blood pumping then you should be all over the latest long player from Sydney four-piece The Rumjacks.

Sure, these guys aren’t trying to break any new sonic ground here, but who the hell cares? Overtly rooted in the tradi-tional instrumentation of Irish folk, com-parisons to the likes of The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys are both unavoidable and warranted. The Rumjacks manage to bring a refreshing “Australian-ness” to proceedings as well as flourishes of ska, reggae and even a bit of Rancid-esque street punk to make for one heck of an interesting listen indeed. Standouts here include the rowdy title track and the dynamic crescendo on Blows and Unkind Words.

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A workaholic architect (Sandler) finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.

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Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) is a former marine enticed by a bit of mayhem; Dena (Dakota Fanning) is a high-society dropout; and Josh (Jesse Eisenberg), their leader, is a self-made militant.

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“The band I’ve got right now is justincredible.”W

hile there are many people who have used the phrase “living the dream” in their lifetime, there are

few who live that dream like Donavon Frankenreiter.

Since his 2004 self-titled long player wafted over us like an onshore breeze, the moustachioed Californian-born song-writer has been taking his beautifully meandering brand of chilled-out surfer acoustic sound around the world. He will be heading back to Newcastle next month for the first time since 2011, but don’t go thinking he’ll be taking it easy.

“Man, I’m in Australia for, like, 22 days and I’m playing 18 or 19 shows, so there’s not a lot of time to relax,” Frankenreiter told TE down the line from his Hawaii home.

“The schedule might seem a little crazy but, man, I just love playing music and I especially love playing music in front of people; I definitely don’t consider it to be work, especially when you’re in a country like Australia.”

Frankenreiter, who had already clocked up considerable miles around the world as a professional surfer - the prodigious boardrider signed a contract with Billa-

bong when he was only 15 - said that he kind of fell in to music through surfing, and he certainly hasn’t looked back.

“Basically, I was on a surfing adventure and I was at a buddy’s house and he showed me a couple of chords on the guitar and I just went from there,” he said.

“From there, on all my surf travels, I used to take the guitar with me every-where and it became more and more a part of my life. I basically learned to play on the road, meeting people like Jack Johnson who I became friends with, like, 20 years ago, who played music. The good thing about the two is that you can surf during the day and play music at night so it’s all good.”

Frankenreiter, who will be in the coun-try with his latest slab of sweetly lilting acoustic good times, the album Start Livin’, said given that he is a husband and father now, the life of a touring musician can be a bit of a juggling act.

“Oh man, it can be hard to be away from the family for months at a time, you know?,” he said.

“I mean, I can be away for seven or eight months out of a year so it can get kinda crazy. I try to bring them all with me when I can, which is just a fantastic experience, but it does tend to be a bit of a juggling act, it’s about finding balance.

“It’s not easy, man. I’ve never met a musician with kids who’s said, ‘Oh, I’ve got it wired, this is easy’. I mean, it’s

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bass lines on the top and on the bottom he’s playing an electric six-string. It’s like looping, it’s so cool,” he enthused.

“Also, I’ve got this electric hollow-body guitar with all these crazy wires running up the neck and inside the hollow body, the schematics for a Hammond organ.

It’s like two instruments at once and it’s really cool freaking people in the audi-ence out; they’re thinking ‘where the hell is that organ coming from’.”

Frankenreiter added that this thinking also extends to his recording process, with his next album planned to be a highly interactive affair.

“Right after the Australian tour, I’ll be heading to a studio in Austin, Texas, to start work on the next record,” he said.

“But we’re doing things a little bit differ-ently; we’re going to have 10 cameras in the studio with us recording and stream-ing every move we make.

“Also, the plan is to encourage people to send us lyric ideas and design ideas and stuff and if we end up using them, we’ll fly people out to the studio so they can see the process up close and personal.

“It really will be the most interactive record I’ve ever made and I can’t wait to get started on it. It’s all about helping people reconnect with music in a way that they feel truly a part of.”

Catch Donavon Frankenreiter at the Cambridge Hotel on Friday, March 27. Tickets are onsale now via oztix.com.au

crazy. I try to bring my family with me. And, on one hand, I can’t imagine any better experience than having them on the road with me to experience what I’m doing. But after watching daddy play 15 shows in a row, I’m sure they’re thinking, ‘Ok, I saw it, I want to go home and see my friends now’, so it’s a balance.”

While the good vibes - Frankenreiter’s stock in trade - will be in abundance when he takes to the Cambridge Hotel stage, he also promised a little out-of-the-box musicianship.

“The band I’ve got right now is just incredible,” he said.

“For example, my bass player has this double-neck guitar so he’s playing the

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If you are a fan of thoughtful punk rock-ers RVIVR, from Olympia in Washington DC, then you’d do well to get along to the Hamilton Station Hotel this week.

RVIVR front person Erica Freas will be stopping by for a free, yes free, Newcastle show.

If you were lucky enough to catch Freas’ 2014 solo and RVIVR tours, you’d know full well that the dreamy acoustic folk magic she weaves could very well make you weak at the knees.

To make matters even better, Freas will be bringing another outfit of hers, Hot Tears, featuring Freas on cello and Molly Fischer on vocals, drums, guitar and bells (all at once no less).

Described as “gorgeous dark metal from outer space”, Hot Tears sound like a very interesting proposition.

With further support from Newcastle’s own bubblegum punks The Sufferjets and singer-songwriter Spencer Scott, this one should definitely be a good’un.

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After enjoying an extended break back in Australia over Christmas and New Year, Newcastle singer-songwriter Grayson (or Michael Edser to

the taxman) is heading back to the US to start work on his fourth studio album.

The Newcastle-via-California-via-Nash-ville folk/country performer told TE the album, titled Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, would be the culmination of his three years immersed in the culture of the songwriting mecca of Nashville and the myriad influences that have washed over him during that time.

“I’m really excited about making this record,” he said. “All of the songs are written and I’ve done some great co-writes with some of the best writers in Nashville, so I’ll be heading back there next month to start work on recording it.

“Having been in Nashville for the past three years has had quite an influence on me as well, which I’m sure will come through on this record. It’s a town that really appreciates the art of songwriting.

When I was in California everyone was an actor or a model but, in Nashville, it’s all about the songwriting, so it’s pretty hard not to be inspired by that.”

Growing frustrated at the limited opportunities the Australian music scene offered, Grayson landed on his feet in Europe, releasing his Somewhere In The Night album in Ireland before relocating to California. It was there he undertook the mammoth documentary project 66 Days on Route 66, which saw him travel and play gigs along the iconic American highway. Now based full-time in Nash-ville and having signed a publishing and management deal, it’s obvious Grayson’s efforts are beginning to pay off.

“It’s been a crazy five or six years,” he said.“But it’s all about being willing to take

that leap of faith and having a strong belief in yourself. It’s no good waking up in 30 years wishing you had a crack way back when.”

While he recently stated on his Face-book page that he won’t be returning to Australia until his visa expires, Grayson will always be a Novocastrian at heart.

“I’m just a kid from Kotara that’s living the dream,” he enthused.

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“One of the things that kind of annoys me is that when I tell people that I’m from Newcastle, they assume that I’m from Newcastle in England. So I’m forever telling people that Newcastle is a great town just outside of Sydney with some

of the best beaches in the world - when they’re not closed because of sharks. I’m definitely flying the Newcastle flag.”

Catch Grayson at the Northumberland Hotel on Friday, February 27, and the Beach Hotel on Saturday, February 28.

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If, in the burgeoning UK punk scene of 1977, The Sex Pistols were the incendiary heart and The Clash the conscience then The Jam were definitely the brains.

The Jam’s debut LP, 1977’s In The City, showcased a band that was able to capture the raw aggression and urgency of punk, thanks to the powerhouse rhythm section of bass player Bruce Foxton and drum-mer Rick Buckler, with a whip-smart pop sensibility and incisive, cutting lyricism from frontman Paul Weller.

Their talent quickly eclipsed that of many of their upstart contemporaries and subsequent albums - This Is The Modern World, All Mod Cons, Setting Sons, Sound Affects and The Gift - shifted into poppier and more soul-oriented territory.

Despite breaking up in 1982, after which Weller went on to form the Style Council, the Jam’s legacy has only grown more potent in the ensuing years.

Their third record, All Mod Cons - featur-ing the genre-defining Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, A Bomb In Wardour

Street and Mr Clean - came in at number 50 in a Q Magazine list of the greatest 100 British albums of all time.

After the Jam split, Foxton and Buckler turned up in a number of bands, most notably Foxton’s 15-year stint as bass player for Irish punk legends Stiff Little Fingers.

But the desire to continue playing those classic Jam songs still burned bright, despite Weller’s disinterest. Hence, From The Jam was born.

Initially featuring Foxton and Buckler, along with Russell Hastings on vocals and guitar and David Moore on keyboards and guitar, From the Jam launched a mammoth tour, including Australia, in 2007 that proved just how much love there still is for The Jam.

Now, with a line-up consisting of Foxton and Hastings, From the Jam will be head-ing to Newcastle next month for a special acoustic show at the Depot on Beaumont.

“We were down there three or four years ago and it was bloody brilliant,” Foxton told TE.

“Unfortunately The Jam never made it down to Australia which is a real shame, but that first tour was just amazing and hopefully this one will be even better.”

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Catch From the Jam at The Depot on Beaumont on Sunday, March 8. Tickets are on sale now via thedepotonbeaumont.com.au and bigtix.com.au. TE is giving you the chance to see From The Jam in action.

To enter, email your name and contact details to stephen.bisset@newcastlepost.com.au, with “Jam” in the subject line, by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, March 3. Winners will be notified by phone.

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Wednesday 25 February 2015

Chairman of The Gardens Greyhound Club Brett Lazzarini has slammed those in the industry participating in live baiting as “disgraceful” and

backed investigations under way to weed them out of the sport.

The practice of using live rabbits, piglets and other animals as a lure to encourage grey-hounds to chase was exposed by ABC TV pro-gram Four Corners last week, sparking wide-spread public outrage.

“There’s no use sweeping this issue under the carpet,” Mr Lazzarini told The Post.

“It’s only a very small percentage of people who do this type of thing but it affects every-body.”

Mr Lazzarini said humanely-killed, fro-zen rabbits had previously been used during training at the track but the process had been stopped several weeks ago.

“I decided to put a stop to it,” Mr Lazzarini said.“We don’t want anyone to think that we are

doing anything wrong here.”Mr Lazzarini said there was a concern that the

current drama would make current sponsors reluctant to continue supporting the industry.

“It hasn’t happened here yet but there might be some who may not want to be associated with greyhound racing.”

Mr Lazzarini also said the decision from au-thorities to reject calls for racing to be shut down while the investigation was played out was the correct one.

“I know quite a few people whose wages de-pend on racing each week,” he said.

More than 20 people were last week sus-pended following the airing of the TV program, including Congewai trainer John O’Brien who admitted to keeping live rabbits in cages but strongly denied using them for live baiting.

The fallout from the revelations continued earlier this week with Racing Queensland’s general manager of stewards and integrity op-erations Wade Birch stood down to allow for a review in that state to take place.

NSW Minister for Racing Troy Grant said it was clear self-regulation under the current structure and culture within greyhounds had failed and announced a review of the industry to be headed by former High Court Justice Mi-chael McHugh.

“The review will develop a new model of governance to ensure the integrity of the in-dustry and [that] the abhorrent practice of live baiting is stamped out for good,” Mr Grant said.

Mr Grant said Justice McHugh would be joined on the review panel by RSPCA chief ex-ecutive Steve Coleman, Greyhound Racing In-dustry Consultation Group’s Ron Arnold and a representative from NSW Police.

Greys boss furious Action from a greyhounds race at The Gardens at Birmingham Gardens on Friday night. Photo: Paul Monforte

PAUL MONFORTE

After 18 rounds of their turbulent season, the Newcastle Jets are still waiting for their share of luck from the footballing gods.

The frustration of narrowly missed oppor-tunities and late opposition goals continued on the weekend with a 94th-minute freekick denying the Jets victory against the Welling-ton Phoenix at the Lower Hutt Recreation Ground.

The 2-2 draw came after the visitors had jumped out of the blocks with two goals inside 20 minutes via an own-goal from Wellington’s Roly Bonevacia and Scott Neville’s header from an Andrew Hoole cross.

They then held firm until the 68th minute when Roy Krishna got the Phoenix on the board before Jason Hicks’ injury-time leveller.

Jets coach Phil Stubbins praised his young side for grabbing a point away from home and said Wellington’s fightback was the sign of a very good team.

“They need to get a pat on the back for achieving that,” Stubbins said.

“But certainly from our perspective I think that the way that we acquitted ourselves and tried to run the game out and do everything that we could to try and get a result is some-thing that we’re proud of.

“We’ve come here, we’ve got ourselves a two-goal lead, and to come away from here with a two-all draw is something that prior to the game you would think of as an accept-able result.

“Having said that, we had a genuine opportunity to get the three points, so to

have it snatched from us in the fashion that we did is certainly disappointing.”

The Jets are back at home this weekend for a local derby against the Central Coast Mariners who themselves have struggled for form this season. Newcastle has not beaten Central Coast since October 2012.

Saturday’s match at Hunter Stadium kicks off at 5pm.

A-League ladder: Perth Glory 35pts (+8 goal difference), *Melbourne Victory 33pts (+16), Adelaide United 33pts (+15), Wellington Phoenix 30pts (+11), Sydney FC 29pts (+8), **Brisbane Roar 21pts (-1), *Melbourne City 21pts (-6), Central Coast Mariners 15pts (-16), Newcastle Jets 10pts (-24), Western Sydney Wanderers 8pts (-11). * One game in hand. ** Two games in hand.

Jets agonisingly close to a victory before cruel blow struck by Phoenix in added time across ditch